Geology, mineralization, and emplacement of the Whistle-Parkn Offset Dike, Sudbury

Economic Geology

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1399-1418

  Murphy, A J ^a   Spray, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALIZATION;

QUARTZ; ROCKS; SULFIDE MINERALS;

LITHOLOGY;

DIKE; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERALIZATION; MINING;

CANADA;

EID: 0036872754     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.97.7.1399     Document Type: Article

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